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message 1: by Barbara ★ (last edited Jan 31, 2014 04:21PM) (new)

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1. Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow (360 pages) 1/3
2. Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett (212 pages) 1/4
3. No Quarter - Tanya Huff (413 pages) 1/5
4. Reaver - Larissa Ione (383 pages) 1/5
5. How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken (470 pages) 1/7
6. Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell (314 pages) 1/8
7. The Navigator - Clive Cussler (audio) (532 pages) 1/9
8. Unplugged - Lois Greiman (336 pages) 1/9
9. Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks (372 pages) 1/10
10. One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick (190 pages) 1/10
11. The End of the World - Derek Landy (128 pages) 1/12
12. Cold Copper - Devon Monk(383 pages) 1/14
13. Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole (515 pages) 1/16
14. Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy (607 pages) 1/20
15. Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes (263 pages) 1/21
16. The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters (audio) (376 pages) 1/22
17. Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs (audio) (337 pages) 1/22
18. Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis (302 pages) 1/24
19. Partials - Dan Wells (468 pages) 1/27
20. Hour Game - David Baldacci (audio) (611 pages) 1/30
21. The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine (416 pages) 1/31

Total Books January: 21
Total Pages January: 7,978


message 2: by Barbara ★ (last edited Mar 01, 2014 06:58AM) (new)

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22. Dark Storm - Christine Feehan (442 pages) 2/2
23. Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore (351 pages) 2/5
24. Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks (352 pages) 2/7
25. W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton (audio) (486 pages) 2/8
26. The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman (368 pages) 2/9
27. The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner (280 pages) 2/10
28. The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff (416 pages) 2/13
29. Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan (336 pages) 2/13
30. The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay (324 pages) 2/16
31. Unscrewed - Lois Greiman (400 pages) 2/17
32. The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters (audio) (464 pages) 2/18
33. You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz (436 pages) 2/20
34. Hollow City - Ransom Riggs (396 pages) 2/20
35. Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan (326 pages) 2/22
36. Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden (388 pages) 2/22
37. Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis (277 pages) 2/23
38. Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware (384 pages) 2/23
39. Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews (388 pages) 2/25
40. Lothaire - Kresley Cole (468 pages) 2/27
41. The Kill Room - Jeffery Deaver (audio) (456 pages) 2/27
42. Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe (384 pages) 2/28
43. Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye (384 pages) 2/28


message 3: by Barbara ★ (last edited Apr 12, 2014 05:31AM) (new)

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44. Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier (590 pages) 3/2
45. Dark Wolf - Christine Feehan (432 pages) 3/4
46. Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd (424 pages) 3/5
47. Suited - Jo Anderton (416 pages) 3/8
48. Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag (576 pages) 3/9
49. Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler (audio) (534 pages) 3/11
50. The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter (410 pages) 3/11
51. MacRieve - Kresley Cole (368 pages) 3/13
52. All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks (350 pages) 3/14
53. Big Bad Wolf - Christine Warren (432 pages) 3/16
54. Four Blind Mice - James Patterson (416 pages) 3/16
55. Have Stakes, Will Travel - Faith Hunter (143 pages) 3/16
56. Death's Rival - Faith Hunter (336 pages) 3/18
57. Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb (audio) (416 pages) 3/19
58. Faceless Killers - Henning Mankell (280 pages) 3/19
59. Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke (320 pages) 3/20
60. You Belong to Me - Karen Rose (494 pages) 3/22
61. Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis (341 pages) 3/23
62. Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck (560 pages) 3/23
63. Primal Instincts - Susan Sizemore (387 pages) 3/24
64. Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis (237 pages) 3/26
65. Unmanned - Lois Greiman (320 pages) 3/26
66. The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen (315 pages) 3/27
67. A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold (252 pages) 3/28
68. He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters (audio) (512 pages) 3/29
69. Shadows Before the Sun - Kelly Gay (352 pages) 3/29
70. Real - Katy Evans (293 pages) 3/29
71. Spectre - Phaedra Weldon (368 pages) 3/30
72. The Queen of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner (362 pages) 3/31


message 4: by Barbara ★ (last edited Apr 30, 2014 06:52PM) (new)

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73. The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley (544 pages) 4/2
74. Backfire - Catherine Coulter (audio) (400pages) 4/5
75. Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop (354 pages) 4/5
76. The King- J.R. Ward (592 pages) 4/8
77. The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane (368 pages) 4/10
78. Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd (448 pages) 4/11
79. Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters (audio) (496 pages) 4/13
80. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke (415/782 pages) 4/13 DNF
81. Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here - Christine Warren (368 pages) 4/13
82. Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck (464 pages) 4/14
83. Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman (448 pages) 4/15
84. Forbidden Highlander - Donna Grant (331 pages) 4/16
85. One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman (336 pages) 4/17
86. Blood Will Tell - Dana Stabenow (256 pages) 4/19
87. Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank (394 pages) 4/20
88. Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein (384 pages) 4/20
89. Pleasure - Jacquelyn Frank (330 pages) 4/21
90. City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare (535 pages) 4/23
91. Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann (audio) (513 pages) 4/24
92. The Darkest Surrender - Gena Showalter (426 pages) 4/25
93. Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey (299 pages) 4/27
94. Long, Lean and Lethal - Lorie O'Clare (384 pages) 4/27
95. Hounded - Kevin Hearne (304 pages) 4/28
96. Cross Country - James Patterson (audio) (480 pages) 4/29
97. At Last - Jill Shalvis (314 pages) 4/29
98. The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks (345 pages) 4/29


message 5: by Barbara ★ (last edited Jun 01, 2014 05:45PM) (new)

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99. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins (391 pages) 5/4
100. Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day (277 pages) 5/6
101. The Golden One - Elizabeth Peters (audio) (512 pages) 5/8
102. Black Magic Woman - Christine Warren (277 pages) 5/8
103. The Demon You Know - Christine Warren (344 pages) 5/9
104. Not One Clue - Lois Greiman (336 pages) 5/10
105. Loving A Lost Lord - Mary Jo Putney (340 pages) 5/11
106. The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley (484 pages) 5/12
107. City of the Sun by David Levien (310 pages) 5/13
108. The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley (audio) (240 pages) 5/14
109. Blood Past - Samantha Young (326 pages) 5/15
110. Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks (373 pages) 5/16
111. Untraceable - S.R. Johannes (315 pages) 5/18
112. Seduce the Darkness - Gena Showalter (405 pages) 5/19
113. Haven - Kay Hooper (336 pages) 5/20
114. Last Words - Mariah Stewart (354 pages) 5/20
115. The 9th Girl - Tami Hoag (audio) (416 pages) 5/21
116. Unwind - Neal Shusterman (335 pages) 5/21
117. Wilder - Christina Dodd (424 pages) 5/22
118. Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon (416 pages) 5/23
119. Hunter's Moon - Dana Stabenow (256 pages) 5/24
120. Forever and a Day - Jill Shalvis (324 pages) 5/25
121. Under the Mistletoe - Jill Shalvis (80 pages) 5/25
122. The False-Hearted Teddy - John J. Lamb (262 pages) 5/25
123. Wicked Road to Hell - Juliana Stone (330 pages) 5/26
124. Wrong Side of Hell - Juliana Stone (176 pages) 5/26
125. To Hell and Back - Juliana Stone (100 pages) 5/27
126. Renegade Most Wanted - Carol Arens (283 pages) 5/27
127. Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare (335 pages) 5/28
128. Primal Cravings - Susan Sizemore (157 pages) 5/28
129. Blood Trade - Faith Hunter (337 pages) 5/29
130. Wicked Highlander - Donna Grant (325 pages) 5/30
131. The Last Oracle - James Rollins (audio) (462 pages) 5/30
132. The Darkest Seduction - Gena Showalter (504 pages) 5/31


message 6: by Barbara ★ (last edited Jun 30, 2014 03:11PM) (new)

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133. Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher (479 pages) 6/1
134. The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum (370 pages) 6/2
135. The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka - Cole Alpaugh (261 pages) 6/3
136. Never Less Than a Lady - Mary Jo Putney (335 pages) 6/4
137. Don't Tell - Karen Rose (501 pages) 6/6
138. Hostage - Kay Hooper (audio) (370 pages) 6/6
139. Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy (377 pages) 6/7
140. It Had to Be You - Jill Shalvis (368 pages) 6/8
141. Fugitive - Cheryl Brooks (404 pages) 6/8
142. Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale - Christine Warren (308 pages) 6/9
143. The King of Attolia - Megan Walen Turner (387 pages) 6/10
144. Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter (502 pages) 6/12
145. Dearly Devoted Dexter - Jeff Lindsay (audio) (292 pages) 6/13
146. Angel Fire - L.A. Weatherly (720 pages) 6/13
147. The Girl Most Likely To... - Susan Donovan (340 pages) 6/14
148. The Crafty Teddy - John Lamb (288 pages) 6/15
149. Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister (326 pages) 6/15
150. Last Breath - Mariah Stewart (352 pages) 6/16
151. Untamed Highlander - Donna Grant (325 pages) 6/18
152. Midnight Come Again - Dana Stabenow (audio) (320 pages) 6/19
153. Black Arts - Faith Hunter (325 pages) 6/19
154. Sex and the Single Earl - Vanessa Kelly (352 pages) 6/20
155. Ashfall - Mike Mullen (466 pages) 6/21
156. Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews (355 pages) 6/23
157. The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley (272 pages) 6/25
158. On the Hunt - anthology (438 pages) 6/26
159. XO - Jeffrey Deaver (audio) (325 pages) 6/26
160. The Darkest Craving - Gena Showalter (466 pages) 6/27
161. Vampire in Atlantis - Alyssa Day (311 pages) 6/28
162. One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin (346 pages) 6/29
163. My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler (352 pages) 6/29
164. The Sum of All Kisses - Julia Quinn (373 pages) 6/29
165. Spirit and Dust - Rosemary Clement-Moore (384 pages) 6/30
166. Bound to a Warrior - Donna Fletcher (384 pages) 6/30


message 7: by Barbara ★ (last edited Aug 05, 2014 04:10PM) (new)

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167. A Grave Denied - Dana Stabenow (audio) (304 pages) 7/2
168. Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters (400 pages) 7/3
169. Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis (352 pages) 7/5
170. Between, Georgia - Joshilyn Jackson (294 pages) 7/5
171. Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke (391 pages) 7/7
172. The Clockwork Teddy - John Lamb (273 pages) 7/7
173. The Broken Hearts Club - Ethan Black (352 pages) 7/8
174. I, Alex Cross - James Patterson (audio) (400 pages) 7/8
175. Chill - Stephanie Rowe (324 pages) 7/9
176. Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler (379 pages) 7/9
177. Caring Is Creepy - David Zimmerman (336 pages) 7/10
178. Drive Me Wild - Christine Warren (295 pages) 7/11
179. Tongue In Chic - Christina Dodd (389 pages) 7/12
180. The Golden Dragon - Tianna Xander (72 pages) 7/12
181. Night Falls on the Wicked - Sharie Kohler (336 pages) 7/13
182. His Carnal Need - Ruth Kerce (278 pages) 7/13
183. Back to You - Robin Kaye (384 pages) 7/14
184. Bite Marks - Jennifer Rardin (314 pages) 7/16
185. The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg (audio) (416 pages) 7/17
186. Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter (451 pages) 7/19
187. The Seductive Impostor - Janet Chapman (384 pages) 7/20
188. Dreamveil - Lynn Viehl (312 pages) 7/20
189. Beauty - Robin McKinley (audio) (256 pages) 7/22
190. Lucky in Love - Carolyn Brown (293 pages) 7/22
191. Shaman Rises - C.E. Murphy (384 pages) 7/23
192. Loved By a Warrior - Donna Fletcher (389 pages) 7/26
193. Zuri's Zargonnii Warrior - C.L. Scholey (144 pages) 7/26
194. Blood Born - Linda Howard (466 pages) 7/27
195. Shadow Highlander - Donna Grant (346 pages) 7/29
196. Guardian of the Horizon - Elizabeth Peters (audio) (544 pages) 7/31
197. Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney (352 pages) 7/31


message 8: by Barbara ★ (last edited Aug 31, 2014 08:40PM) (new)

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198. Vampire Mine Kerrelyn Sparks (369 pages) 8/2
199. The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles (707 pages) 8/3
200. On the Prowl - Christine Warren (293 pages) 8/4
201. Cross Fire - James Patterson (audio)(356 pages) 8/5
202. The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn (496 pages) 8/7
203. A Thief In A Kilt - Sandy Blair (320 pages) 8/9
204. Slay It with Flowers - Kate Collins (304 pages) 8/9
205. A Taint In The Blood - Dana Stabenow (352 pages) 8/10
206. Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day (307 pages) 8/11
207. White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair (153 pages) 8/11
208. Tall, Dark & Lonely - R.L. Mathewson (337 pages) 8/13
209. Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard (372 pages) 8/16
210. The Trouble With Witches - Shirley Damsgaard (292 pages) 8/16
211. The Big Dirt Nap - Rosemary Harris (256 pages) 8/17
212. Show and Tell - Jasmine Haynes (307 pages) 8/17
213. Are You Scared Yet? - Hunter Morgan (475 pages) 8/19
214. Darkest Highlander - Donna Grant (322 pages) 8/20
215. Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe (368 pages) 8/21
216. Some Kind Of Fairy Tale - Graham Joyce (310 pages) 8/22
217. The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters (audio) (496 pages) 8/22
218. Dark Moon Defender - Sharon Shinn (448 pages) 8/23
219. Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis (321 pages) 8/24
220. Redemption - Susannah Sandlin (357 pages) 8/24
221. Dire Wants - Stephanie Tyler (367 pages) 8/26
222. A Warrior's Promise - Donna Fletcher (384 pages) 8/27
223. And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper (310 pages) 8/27
224. The Mage in Black - Jaye Wells (356 pages) 8/28
225. Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons - Denise Grover Swank (352 pages) 8/28
226. Darkfire Kiss - Deborah Cooke (394 pages) 8/29
227. Frostfire - Lynn Viehl (308 pages) 8/30
228. No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney (384 pages) 8/30
229. Bitten in Two - Jennifer Rardin (312 pages) 8/31
230. Sexiest Vampire Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks (370 pages) 8/31


message 9: by Barbara ★ (last edited Oct 01, 2014 03:56AM) (new)

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231. Sunshine - Robin McKinley (405 pages) 9/3
232. A Soul So Wicked - Sharie Kohler (336 pages) 9/5
233. The Deadliest Bite - Jennifer Rardin (309 pages) 9/6
234. Dire Warning - Stephanie Tyler (102 pages) 9/7
235. Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler (363 pages) 9/8
236. Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly (496 pages) 9/9
237. Flashfire - Deborah Cooke (396 pages) 9/9
238. Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines (308 pages) 9/10
239. Charmed Spirits - Carrie Ann Ryan (260 pages) 9/10
240. Middle of Nowhere - Ridley Pearson (375 pages) 9/11
241. Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon (836 pages) 9/12
242. Goddess - Fiona McIntosh (836 pages) 9/13
243. Green-Eyed Demon - Jaye Wells (376 pages) 9/13
244. Witchcraft - Jayne Ann Krentz (352 pages) 9/15
245. Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death - Denise Swanson (272 pages) 9/15
246. Nightshine - Lynn Viehl (314 pages) 9/16
247. Sometimes a Rogue - Mary Jo Putney (374 pages) 9/17
248. Wanna Get Lucky? - Deborah Coonts (352 pages) 9/17
249. A Deeper Sleep - Dana Stabenow (audio) (272 pages) 9/18
250. Come Fly With Me - Addison Fox (384 pages) 9/19
251. Must Love Dragons - Stephanie Rowe (342 pages) 9/20
252. Shades of Blood - Samantha Young (342 pages) 9/20
253. The Guardian - Margaret Mallory (354 pages) 9/21
254. Double Shot - Diane Mott Davidson (386 pages) 9/22
255. Playing Easy to Get - Sherrilyn Kenyon (352 pages) 9/22
256. Never Kiss a Stranger - Heather Grothaus (321 pages) 9/22
257. Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones (339 pages) 9/23
258. Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich (256 pages) 9/24
259. Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson (375 pages) 9/24
260. Animal Magnetism - Jill Shalvis (295 pages) 9/25
261. Hallowed - Cynthia Hand (403 pages) 9/25
262. On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn (371 pages) 9/25
263. Wanted: Undead or Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks (374 pages) 9/26
264. The Sinner - Margaret Mallory (381 pages) 9/27
265. Tomb of the Golden Bird - Elizabeth Peters (317 pages) 9/28
266. Running Scared - Shannon Butcher (373 pages) 9/28
267. Power Play - Catherine Coulter (audio) (416 pages) 9/29
268. Evertrue - Brodi Ashton (355 pages) 9/29
269. Killing Grounds - Dana Stabenow (256 pages) 9/30
270. Spectyr - Philippa Ballantine (310 pages) 9/30


message 10: by Barbara ★ (last edited Nov 01, 2014 08:08AM) (new)

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271. The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington (434 pages) 10/1
272. Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks (370 pages) 10/3
273. Stone Prison - H.M Ward (83 pages) 10/3
274. The Space Between - Diana Gabaldon (118 pages) 10/3
275. Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis (293 pages) 10/4
276. Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman (344 pages) 10/4
277. Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson (395 pages) 10/5
278. Fallen - Karin Slaughter (387 pages) 10/6
279. You're The One - Robin Kaye (348 pages) 10/7
280. Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts (audio) (484 pages) 10/8
281. Dark Blood - Christine Feehan (400 pages) 10/8
282. Red - Jordan Summers (368 pages) 10/10
283. Silver-Tongued Devil - Jaye Wells (405 pages) 10/11
284. When You Give a Duke a Diamond - Shana Galen (356 pages) 10/12
285. Who Do, Voodoo? - Rochelle Staab (292 pages) 10/13
286. Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow (audio) (386 pages) 10/15
287. What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris (410 pages) 10/15
288. Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline (336 pages) 10/16
289. Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno (512 pages) 10/17
290. The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks (369 pages) 10/18
291. Bizarre Life of Sydney Sedrick - Mandi Casey (272 pages) 10/19
292. The Highlander's Forbidden Bride - Donna Fletcher (384 pages) 10/19
293. The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly (506 pages) 10/21
294. Oceanborne - Katherine Irons (320 pages) 10/22
295. Hidden - Kendra Elliot (383 pages) 10/23
296. North of Need - Laura Kaye (263 pages) 10/24
297. The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry (audio) (480 pages) 10/25
298. The Hawk - Monica McCarty (382 pages) 10/26
299. The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness (561 pages) 10/28
300. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly (261 pages) 10/29
301. Born To Be Wild - Christine Warren (336 pages) 10/30
302. Letters from Skye - Jessica Brockmole (audio) (290 pages) 10/30
303. Deadlock - Iris Johansen (374 pages) 10/30
304. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - James Patterson (323 pages) 10/30
305. Nightborn - Lynn Viehl (312 pages) 10/31


message 11: by Barbara ★ (last edited Dec 01, 2014 04:05AM) (new)

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306. Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn (432 pages) 11/1
307. Down to You - M. Leighton (215 pages) 11/3
308. Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb (350 pages) 11/3
309. Rapture Untamed- Pamela Palmer (372 pages) 11/4
310. Mine to Possess - Nalini Singh (328 pages) 11/6
311. The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott (audio) (496 pages) 11/7
312. Much Ado About Marriage - Karen Hawkins (365 pages) 11/7
313. The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich (246 pages) 11/8
314. Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles (376 pages) 11/9
315. Twisted Things - Madge Swindells (343 pages) 11/9
316. Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch (373 pages) 11/10
317. Waking Up with a Rake - Connie Mason (343 pages) 11/10
318. Blood Debt - Tanya Huff (368 pages) 11/11
319. Contest - Matthew Reilly (audio) (336 pages) 11/13
320. House Rules - Chloe Neill (352 pages) 11/13
321. Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson (416 pages) 11/14
322. A Lot Like Love - Julie James (274 pages) 11/15
323. Lost - Gary Devon (372 pages) 11/15
324. Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan (567 pages) 11/19
325. The City and the City - China Miéville (312 pages) 11/21
326. Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips (400 pages) 11/22
327. A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters (307 pages) 11/23
328. Big Sky Country - Linda Lael Miller (384 pages) 11/23
329. Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland (312 pages) 11/24
330. The Darkest Facts - Gena Showalter (186 pages) 11/24
331. The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble (352 pages) 11/25
332. Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe (368 pages) 11/26
333. The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima (586 pages) 11/28
334. Should've Known Better - Cassandra Carr (292 pages) 11/29
335. Blue-Blooded Vamp - Jaye Wells (352 pages) 11/29
336. Rusted Veins - Jaye Wells (84 pages) 11/29
337. The Ranger - Monica McCarty (398 pages) 11/30
338. Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis (304 pages) 11/30
339. The Host - Stephanie Meyer (619 pages) 11/30


message 12: by Barbara ★ (last edited Dec 31, 2014 09:50AM) (new)

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340. Nightbred - Lynn Viehl (313 pages) 12/2
341. Live to See Tomorrow - Iris Johansen (audio) (368 pages) 12/4
342. Biting Bad - Chloe Neill (350 pages) 12/5
343. Uncorked - Lois Greiman (319 pages) 12/5
344. Nightbound - Lynn Viehl (314 pages) 12/6
345. Just Desserts - Mary Daheim (256 pages) 12/7
346. Just In Time - Addison Fox (384 pages) 12/8
347. A Night Too Dark - Dana Stabenow (336 pages) 12/9
348. Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan (448 pages) 12/11
349. Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke (393 pages) 12/12
350. Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters (audio) (376 pages) 12/12
351. The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths (320 pages) 12/13
352. Flirting with Forever - Gwyn Cready (448 pages) 12/13
353. Rumor Has It - Jill Shalvis (281 pages) 12/14
354. Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey (384 pages) 12/14
355. Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland (352 pages) 12/15
356. One Heart to Win - Johanna Lindsey (384 pages) 12/16
357. Hungry Like a Wolf - Christine Warren (320 pages) 12/17
358. If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper (288 pages) 12/18
359. Cross My Heart - James Patterson (544 pages) 12/19
360. Baby, I'm Yours - Susan Andersen (384 pages) 12/20
361. Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman (339 pages) 12/21
362. Love Is All You Need - Lori Devoti (348 pages) 12/22
363. Still Waters - Tami Hoag (448 pages) 12/23
364. Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon (audio) (825 pages) 12/23
365. Love You More - Lisa Gardner (368 pages) 12/24
366. Always Dakota - Debbie Macomber (384 pages) 12/24
367. The Duke Is Mine - Eloisa James (367 pages) 12/26
368. A Trouble of Fools - Linda Barnes (219 pages) 12/26
369. Lie With Me - Stephanie Tyler (353 pages) 12/27
370. One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare (384 pages) 12/27
371. Taken by the Cowboy - Julianne MacLean (200 pages) 12/28
372. Maiden Rock - Mary Logue (250 pages) 12/28
373. Kiss of Danger - Deborah Cooke (101 pages) 12/28
374. Kiss of Darkness - Deborah Cooke (93 pages) 12/28
375. The Viper - Monica McCarty (381 pages) 12/29
376. Kiss of Destiny - Deborah Cooke (109 pages) 12/30
377. Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs (audio) (310 pages) 12/31
378. Though Not Dead - Dana Stabenow (464 pages) 12/31
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message 14: by Barbara ★ (last edited Nov 14, 2014 03:40PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments A-Z Author Challenge


READ: 26/26

✔A: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
✔B: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7
✔C: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
✔D: Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
✔E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
✔F: Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2
✔G: A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28
✔H: No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5
✔I: Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7
✔J: Untraceable - S.R. Johannes 5/18
✔K: Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23
✔L: The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17
✔M: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
✔N: House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13
✔O: Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21
✔P: Loving A Lost Lord - Mary Jo Putney 5/11
✔Q: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
✔R: Hollow City - Ransom Riggs 2/20
✔S: Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5
✔T: The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10
✔U: White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11
✔V: Dreamveil - Lynn Viehl 7/20
✔W: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
✔X: The Golden Dragon - Tianna Xander 7/12
✔Y: Blood Past - Samantha Young 5/15
✔Z: Caring Is Creepy - David Zimmerman 7/10

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments A-Z Title Challenge

READ: 26/26

✔A: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22
✔B: Blood Will Tell - Dana Stabenow 4/19
✔C: City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare 4/23
✔D: Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
✔E: Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12
✔F: Forbidden Highlander - Donna Grant 4/16
✔G: The Girl Most Likely To... - Susan Donovan 6/14
✔H: Hunter's Moon - Dana Stabenow 5/24
✔I: Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24
✔J: The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31
✔K: The King of Attolia - Megan Walen Turner 6/10
✔L: Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21
✔M: My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler 6/29
✔N: Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale - Christine Warren 6/9
✔O: One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17
✔P: Partials - Dan Wells 1/27
✔Q: The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff 2/13
✔R: Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 4/20
✔S: Spectre - Phaedra Weldon 3/30
✔T: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23
✔U: Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9
✔V: The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29
✔W: The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2
✔X: XO - Jeffrey Deaver 6/26
✔Y: You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20
✔Z: Zuri's Zargonnii Warrior - C.L. Scholey 7/26

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Serial Killer Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

READ: 36/36

1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):
The Others by Christine Warren
Big Bad Wolf (The Others, #2) by Christine Warren 3/16 Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here (The Others #3) by Christine Warren 4/13 Black Magic Woman (The Others, #4) by Christine Warren 5/6 Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale (The Others, #5) by Christine Warren 6/9 The Demon You Know (The Others, #11) by Christine Warren 5/9
Love At Stake by Kerrelyn Sparks
All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire (Love at Stake, #5) by Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14 The Vampire and the Virgin (Love at Stake, #8) by Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29 Eat Prey Love (Love at Stake, #9) by Kerrelyn Sparks 5/16 Vampire Mine (Love at Stake, #10) by Kerrelyn Sparks 8/1
Dragonfire - Deborah Cooke
Whisper Kiss (Dragonfire, #5) by Deborah Cooke 7/7 Darkfire Kiss (Dragonfire, #6) by Deborah Cooke 8/29 Flashfire (Dragonfire, #7) by Deborah Cooke 9/9
Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter
The Darkest Secret (Lords of the Underworld, #7) by Gena Showalter 3/11 The Darkest Surrender (Lords of the Underworld, #8) by Gena Showalter 5/31
Dark Sword by Donna Grant
Forbidden Highlander (Dark Sword, #2) by Donna Grant 4/16

2) Una-book-bomber (5 books): Read one book from each of the genres.
✔chick-lit: Baby, I'm Yours - Susan Andersen 12/20
✔romance: The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9
✔mystery: Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9
✔fantasy: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
✔young adult: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23
Baby, I'm Yours by Susan Andersen The Man Must Marry (Sinclair Brothers, #1) by Janet Chapman Ashes to Ashes (Kovac/Liska, #1) by Tami Hoag Cold Copper (Age of Steam, #3) by Devon Monk Tiger's Voyage (The Tiger Saga, #3) by Colleen Houck

✔3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book): Try out a totally new author. REPEAT if don't like!
The Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1) by Megan Whalen Turner 2/13 The Queen of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, #2) by Megan Whalen Turner 3/31 The King of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, #3) by Megan Whalen Turner 6/10

✔4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book): Try a book from the author you've "given up" on - call it one more try.
The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer The Host - Stephanie Meyer 11/30

✔5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book): Start on that series that everybody is praising so much but you keep postponing for later.
Partials (The Partials Sequence, #1) by Dan Wells Partials - Dan Wells 1/27

✔6) The Book Strangler (2+ books): Read a whole series from the beginning to the end (or to the last published book).
Lost Lords by Mary Jo Putney
Loving a Lost Lord (Lost Lords #1) by Mary Jo Putney 5/11 Never Less Than a Lady (Lost Lords, #2) by Mary Jo Putney 6/4 Nowhere Near Respectable (Lost Lords, #3) by Mary Jo Putney 7/31 No Longer a Gentleman (Lost Lords, #4) by Mary Jo Putney 8/30 Sometimes a Rogue (Lost Lords, #5) by Mary Jo Putney 9/17

✔7) 3rd Degree (3 books): Read a trilogy.
Wilder by Jill Shalvis
Instant Attraction (Wilder, #1) by Jill Shalvis 1/24 Instant Gratification (Wilder, #2) by Jill Shalvis 2/23 Instant Temptation (Wilder, #3) by Jill Shalvis 3/26

✔BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book): Read a book in a series with a strong female kick-ass protagonist.
Death's Rival (Jane Yellowrock, #5) by Faith Hunter 3/18 Blood Trade (Jane Yellowrock, #6) by Faith Hunter 5/29 Black Arts (Jane Yellowrock, #7) by Faith Hunter 6/19

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments A-Z Female Character Challenge


READ: 23/26

A: Aerin-Sol - The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley 5/14
B: Brynley - Wanted: Undead or Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/26
C: Correy - One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
D: Danice - Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here - Christine Warren 4/13
E: Elyse - Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
F: Fiona - Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day 5/6
G: Genevieve - Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7
H: Haidee - The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter 3/11
I: Iseabail - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
J: Jane - Death's Rival - Faith Hunter 3/18
K: Kami - Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan 2/13
L: Liadan - Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
M: Meg - Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
N: Nefret - Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters 4/13
O: Olivia - The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29
P: Perry - Power Play - Catherine Coulter 9/29
Q:
R: Regin - Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
S: Sage - Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
T: Tatijana - Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22
U:
V: Verrine - Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
W: Whitney - Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow 1/3
X:
Y: Ysolde - Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister 6/15
Z: Zoe - Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments A-Z Male Character Challenge


READ: 26/26

A: Amun - The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter 3/11
B: Benedikt - The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff 2/13
C: Cameron - Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24
D: Declan - Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
E: Eibhear - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
F: Fenris - Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22
G: Gyhard - No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5
H: Hugh - The Sum of All Kisses - Julia Quinn 6/29
I: Ian -All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14
J: Jagr - Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7
K: Kurt - The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9
L: Lothaire - Lothaire - Kresley Cole 2/27
M: Max - Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21
N: Nicoli - Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
O: Owen - North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24
P: Peeta - Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 5/4
Q: Quinn - Wicked Highlander - Donna Grant 5/30
R: Ren - Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck 4/14
S: Strider - The Darkest Surrender - Gena Showalter 4/25
T: TJ - Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis 3/26
U: Uilleam - MacRieve - Kresley Cole 3/13
V: Vayl - One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin 6/29
W: Wrath - The King- J.R. Ward 4/8
X: Xerxes -Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/12
Y: Yenrieth - Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
Z: Zeke - Must Love Dragons - Stephanie Rowe 9/20

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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✔A: Amy C - The Seductive Impostor - Janet Chapman 7/20
✔B: Brandy Ahviel - Flirting with Forever - Gwyn Cready 12/13
✔C: Carolyn - Forbidden Highlander - Donna Grant 4/16
✔D: Deborah - If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper 12/18
✔E: Ellenjsmellen - Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 11/22
✔F: FlibBityFLooB - On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 9/25
✔G: Gillian - Hollow City - Ransom Riggs 2/20
✔H: Holly - North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24
✔I: Irinak - Show and Tell - Jasmine Haynes 8/17
✔J: Jen Bent - Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow 1/3
✔K: Kristi - The Big Dirt Nap - Rosemary Harris 8/17
✔L: LyRe - Partials - Dan Wells 1/27
✔M: Megan - Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22
✔N: Nita - Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
✔O: Orlene - Playing Easy to Get - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/22
✔P: Paris - Spectre - Phaedra Weldon 3/31
✔Q: Quin - Tall, Dark & Lonely - R.L. Mathewson 8/13
✔R: Ruth - Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5
✔S: Sandy - Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10
✔T: Tina - Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 12/12
✔U: Ulrika - The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2
✔V: Vicky - Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9
✔W: Wendy T - You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20
✔X: Xiri - Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21
✔Y: Yz the Whyz - Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd 3/5
✔Z: Zanahoria - House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13

The Seductive Impostor (Puffin Harbor, #1) by Janet Chapman Flirting with Forever by Gwyn Cready Forbidden Highlander (Dark Sword, #2) by Donna Grant If There Be Dragons by Kay Hooper Dream a Little Dream (Chicago Stars, #4) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Catch of the Day (Misty Harbor, #1) by Marcia Evanick Hollow City (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #2) by Ransom Riggs North of Need (Hearts of the Anemoi, #1) by Laura Kaye Show and Tell (Fortune Hunter Trilogy, #2) by Jasmine Haynes Murder Suicide (Frank Clevenger, #5) by Keith Ablow The Big Dirt Nap (Dirty Business, #2) by Rosemary Harris Partials (The Partials Sequence, #1) by Dan Wells Beauty (Folktales #1) by Robin McKinley Embrace the Night Eternal (Envy Chronicles, #2) by Joss Ware Playing Easy to Get by Sherrilyn Kenyon Spectre (Zoe Martinique #2) by Phaedra Weldon Tall, Dark & Lonely (Pyte/Sentinel, #1) by R.L. Mathewson Dark Stranger (Primes, #8) by Susan Sizemore Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris, #1) by Jim C. Hines Ember's Kiss (Dragonfire, #8) by Deborah Cooke The Winter Sea (Slains, #1) by Susanna Kearsley Ashes to Ashes (Kovac/Liska, #1) by Tami Hoag You're Next by Gregg Hurwitz Lizard World by Terry Richard Bazes Chains of Ice (The Chosen Ones, #3) by Christina Dodd House Rules (Chicagoland Vampires, #7) by Chloe Neill

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments 2014 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
NOTE: you must commit to 8 chunksters OR 3 tomes of 800 pages or more.

Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
Level: Mor-book-ly Obese

READ: 15/10

✔1. [825 pages] Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon 12/23
✔2. [836 pages] Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/12
3. [782 pages] Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke DNF read 415 pages
✔4. [736 pages] The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles 8/3
✔5. [611 pages] Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30
✔6. [729 pages] Angel Fire - L.A. Weatherly 6/13
✔7. [608 pages] Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
✔8. [619 pages] The Host - Stephanie Meyer 11/30
✔9. [576 pages] Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9
✔10. [567 pages] Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan 11/19

ALTERNATES:
✔1. [560 pages] Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13
✔2. [560 pages] Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23
✔3. [544 pages] The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2
✔4. [607 pages] Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20
✔5. [592 pages] The King - J.R. Ward 4/8
✔6. [486 pages] The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima 11/28

Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander, #8) by Diana Gabaldon Styxx (Dark-Hunter, #12) by Sherrilyn Kenyon Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke The Devil's Punchbowl (Penn Cage, #3) by Greg Iles Hour Game (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #2) by David Baldacci Angel Fire (Angel, #2) by L.A. Weatherly Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters, #2) by Juliet Marillier The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer Ashes to Ashes (Kovac/Liska, #1) by Tami Hoag Blue Dragon (Dark Heavens, #3) by Kylie Chan Goddess (Percheron, #3) by Fiona McIntosh Tiger's Voyage (The Tiger Saga, #3) by Colleen Houck The Winter Sea (Slains, #1) by Susanna Kearsley Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant, #7) by Derek Landy The King (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #12) by J.R. Ward The Exiled Queen (Seven Realms, #2) by Cinda Williams Chima

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Read the Season - Winter (Welsh)
Duration: December 21, 2013 - March 19, 2014
Level: Extreme! - read both the season and all holidays

READ: 46/68

Y GAEAF (Winter)
G - W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton 2/8
A - Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow 1/3
E - The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22
A - Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25
F - Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2

Winter Holidays:
Winter Solstice - Alban ARTHAN
A - Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe 2/28
R - Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22
T - Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21
H - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
A - Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9
N - No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5

Christmas - NADOLIG
N - Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell 1/8
A - Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler 3/11
D - Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
O - One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
L - Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20
I - Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
G - The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay 2/16

New Years Eve and Day: Nos GALAN and Dydd CALAN
G - Unscrewed - Lois Greiman 2/17
A - All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14
L - Lothaire - Kresley Cole 2/27
A - Suited - Jo Anderton 3/8
N - The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9

C - Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
A -
L -
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N - Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks 1/10

Boxing Day - Gwyl SAN STEFFAN
S - Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5
A -
N -

S - Finding the Lost - Shannon Butcher 12/29
T - The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10
E - The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters 2/18
F - Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22
A -
N -

Welsh Valentine's Day (Jan 25) - Dydd SANTES DWYNWEN
S - Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
A -
N -
T - The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff 2/13
E - Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden 2/22
S - Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis 2/23

D - Black Hole Sun - David Macinnis Gill 2/22
W - Partials - Dan Wells 1/27
Y - You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20
N -
W - Wraith - Phaedra Weldon 12/27
E -
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Candlemas (Feb 2) - Gwyl Fair y CANHWYLLAU
C - The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9
A -
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H - Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30
W -
Y - Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye 2/28
L - Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9
L -
A -
U - Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan 2/13

St David's Day, Patron Saint of Wales (March 1) - Dydd Gŵyl DEWI SANT
D - Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
E -
W - Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
I - Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24

S - Seaborne - Katherine Irons 12/31
A - Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler 3/11
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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
January Challenge

READ: 9/9

✔1. 'J' is for January: The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31
✔2. Member of the Month: Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett (pub Aug 2012) 1/4
✔3. Geography: The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9 (blue cover)
✔4. Jan. 1 - New Year’s day: Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis (Wilder #1) 1/24
✔5. Jan. 6 – Epiphany: Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks (Scotland) 1/10
6. Jan. 14 - Makara Sankranthi: SKIP
✔7. Out with the Old: Hour Game - David Baldacci (on TBR since 4/2010) 1/30
✔8. In with the new: Reaver - Larissa Ione (pub 12/17/13) 1/5
✔9. National Blood Donor Month: Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell (vampires) 1/8
✔10. Reader's Choice: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16

The Janus Affair (Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences #2) by Philippa Ballantine Degrees of Wrong by Anna Scarlett The Navigator (NUMA Files, #7) by Clive Cussler Instant Attraction (Wilder, #1) by Jill Shalvis Never Seduce a Scot (The Montgomerys and Armstrongs, #1) by Maya Banks Hour Game (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #2) by David Baldacci Reaver (Lords of Deliverance, #5; Demonica, #10) by Larissa Ione Nature Of The Beast (MacNachton Vampires, #5) by Hannah Howell Dreams of a Dark Warrior (Immortals After Dark, #11) by Kresley Cole

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month - January (Welsh)

READ: 6/6

✔I: Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24
✔O: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
✔N: No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5
✔A: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
✔W: Partials - Dan Wells 1/27
✔R: Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22

Instant Attraction (Wilder, #1) by Jill Shalvis One Rainy Night by Kathye Quick No Quarter (Quarters, #3) by Tanya Huff How to Drive a Dragon Crazy (Dragon Kin, #6) by G.A. Aiken Partials (Partials, #1) by Dan Wells Break No Bones (Temperance Brennan, #9) by Kathy Reichs

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
February Challenge

READ: 8/8

✔1. 'F' is for February: Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2

✔2. Member of the Month: Amy ~Lover of Books~ The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10

✔3. Geography: The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay (Charlie Madigan #3) 2/16

✔4. The Day the Music Died Day (Feb 3): Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks (3 word title) 2/7

5. National Chocolate Fondue Day (Feb 5) - SKIP

✔6. Valentine's Day (Feb 14): Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis 2/23

✔7. Love Your Pet Day (Feb 20): Unscrewed - Lois Greiman (heroine has a huge drooling dog) 2/17

✔8. Harry Potter Day (Feb 20) - Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan (hero is a sorcerer) 2/13

9. International Friendship Week (February 22-28): SKIP

✔10. Reader's Choice: The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9

Dark Storm (Dark #23) by Christine Feehan The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1) by Megan Whalen Turner The Hour of Dust and Ashes (Charlie Madigan, #3) by Kelly Gay Highlander Most Wanted (The Montgomerys and Armstrongs, #2) by Maya Banks Instant Gratification (Wilder, #2) by Jill Shalvis Unscrewed (A Chrissy McMullen Mystery #3) by Lois Greiman Untold (The Lynburn Legacy, #2) by Sarah Rees Brennan The Man Must Marry (Sinclair Brothers, #1) by Janet Chapman


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month - February (Welsh)

READ: 6/8

✔C: Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden 2/22
✔H: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7
✔W: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
✔E: The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters 2/18
✔F: Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22
✔R: Hollow City - Ransom Riggs 2/20
O: TBD
R: The Reawakened - Jeri Smith-Ready

Deadly Heat (Deadly, #2) by Cynthia Eden Highlander Most Wanted (The Montgomerys and Armstrongs, #2) by Maya Banks The Falcon at the Portal( Amelia Peabody, #11) by Elizabeth Peters Embrace the Night Eternal (Envy Chronicles, #2) by Joss Ware Dark Lycan (Dark, #24) by Christine Feehan Hollow City (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, #2) by Ransom Riggs [TBD] The Reawakened (Aspect of Crow, #3) by Jeri Smith-Ready


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March Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. 'M' is for March: Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2

✔2. Member of the Month - ~KarenH~: Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/20

✔3. in middle of Series: All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14

✔4. Music in Our Schools Month: You Belong to Me - Karen Rose (heroine violin player) 3/22

✔5. National Women's History Month: Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis (mechanic) 3/26

✔6. Old Stuff: A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold (added 2/2009) 3/28

✔7. I Want You to be Happy: Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis 3/23

✔8. If Pets Had Thumbs: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck (tiger shifter) 3/23

✔9. Hug a GI: Four Blind Mice - James Patterson (mystery in the military) 3/16

✔10. Reader's Choice: The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter 3/11

Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters, #2) by Juliet Marillier Strawberry Shortcake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #2) by Joanne Fluke All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire (Love at Stake, #5) by Kerrelyn Sparks You Belong to Me by Karen Rose Instant Temptation (Wilder, #3) by Jill Shalvis A Noble Sacrifice by Ciara Gold Lucky in Love (Lucky Harbor, #4) by Jill Shalvis Tiger's Voyage (The Tiger Saga, #3) by Colleen Houck Four Blind Mice (Alex Cross, #8) by James Patterson The Darkest Secret (Lords of the Underworld, #7) by Gena Showalter

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month - March (Welsh)

READ: 6/6

✔M: MacRieve - Kresley Cole 3/13
✔A: Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9
✔W: Big Bad Wolf - Christine Warren 3/16
✔R: You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 3/22
✔T: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23
✔H: He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29

MacRieve (Immortals After Dark, #13) by Kresley Cole Ashes to Ashes (Kovac/Liska, #1) by Tami Hoag Big Bad Wolf (The Others, #2) by Christine Warren You Belong to Me by Karen Rose Tiger's Voyage (The Tiger Saga, #3) by Colleen Houck He Shall Thunder in the Sky (Amelia Peabody, #12) by Elizabeth Peters

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Read the Season - Spring (Welsh)
Duration: March 20, 2014 - June 20, 2014

READ: 37/37

Spring
G: Shadows Before the Sun - Kelly Gay 3/29
W: Spectre - Phaedra Weldon 3/30
A: Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
N: A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28
W: The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2
Y: You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 3/22
N: Not One Clue - Lois Greiman 5/10
Shadows Before the Sun (Charlie Madigan #4) by Kelly Gay Spectre (Zoe Martinique #2) by Phaedra Weldon Murder of Crows (The Others, #2) by Anne Bishop A Noble Sacrifice by Ciara Gold The Winter Sea (Slains, #1) by Susanna Kearsley You Belong to Me (Romantic Suspense, #12) by Karen Rose Not One Clue (A Chrissy McMullen Mystery #6) by Lois Greiman

Good Friday - Dydd Gwener y GROGLITH
G: The Silent Girl - TessGerritsen 3/27
R: Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman 4/15
O: One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17
G: Forbidden Highlander - Donna Grant 4/16
L: Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters 4/13
I: Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23
T: The Queen of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner 3/31
H: Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck 4/14
The Silent Girl (Rizzoli & Isles, #9) by Tess Gerritsen Retribution (C.J. Townsend #1) by Jilliane Hoffman One Hot Mess (A Chrissy McMullen Mystery #5) by Lois Greiman Forbidden Highlander (Dark Sword, #2) by Donna Grant Lord of the Silent (Amelia Peabody, #13) by Elizabeth Peters Illusion (Chronicles of Nick, #5) by Sherrilyn Kenyon The Queen of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, #2) by Megan Whalen Turner Tiger's Destiny (The Tiger Saga, #4) by Colleen Houck

Spring equinox - Alban EILIR
E: He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29
I: Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis 3/26
L: Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis 3/23
I: It Had to Be You - Jill Shalvis 6/8
R: Real - Katy Evans 3/29
He Shall Thunder in the Sky (Amelia Peabody, #12) by Elizabeth Peters Instant Temptation (Wilder, #3) by Jill Shalvis Lucky in Love (Lucky Harbor, #4) by Jill Shalvis It Had to Be You (Lucky Harbor, #7) by Jill Shalvis Real (Real, #1) by Katy Evans

Father's Day - Sul y TADAU
T: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23
A: The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane 4/10
D: Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd 4/11
A: At Last - Jill Shalvis 4/29
U: Unmanned - Lois Greiman 3/26
Tiger's Voyage (The Tiger Saga, #3) by Colleen Houck The Stranger You Know (Forensic Instincts #3) by Andrea Kane Chains of Fire (The Chosen Ones, #4) by Christina Dodd At Last (Lucky Harbor, #5) by Jill Shalvis Unmanned (A Chrissy McMullen Mystery #4) by Lois Greiman

Easter - PASG
P: Primal Instincts - Susan Sizemore 3/24
A: Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey 4/27
S: Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/20
G: The Golden One - Elizabeth Peters 5/8
Primal Instincts (Primes, #9) by Susan Sizemore Dragonflight (Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey Strawberry Shortcake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #2) by Joanne Fluke The Golden One (Amelia Peabody, #14) by Elizabeth Peters

May Day - CALAN MAI
C: Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here - Christine Warren 4/13
A: Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day 5/6
L: Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein 4/20
A: Renegade Most Wanted - Carol Arens 5/27
N: The 9th Girl - Tami Hoag 5/21

M: The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley 5/14
A: The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka - Cole Alpaugh 6/3
I: Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7
Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here (The Others #3) by Christine Warren Atlantis Betrayed (Warriors of Poseidon, #6) by Alyssa Day Lethal Legacy (Alexandra Cooper, #11) by Linda Fairstein Renegade Most Wanted by Carol Arens The 9th Girl (Kovac and Liska #4) by Tami Hoag The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #1) by Robin McKinley The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka by Cole Alpaugh Darkness Unleashed (Guardians of Eternity, #5) by Alexandra Ivy

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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April Challenge

READ: 9/9

✔1. 'A' is for April: Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
✔2. Member of the Month - Nadine: At Last - Jill Shalvis 4/29
✔3. Geography - Egypt: Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters (set in Egypt) 4/13
✔4. Name Yourself Day: The Darkest Surrender - Gena Showalter (Sienna) 4/25
✔5. National Sibling Day: Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck (two brothers) 4/14
✔6. Eight-Track Tape Day: Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey (1968) 4/27
✔7. Blah, Blah, Blah Day: Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein (added 2009) 4/20
✔8. World Penguin Day: The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks (black cover) 4/29
✔10. Reader's Choice: Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here - Christine Warren 4/13

Murder of Crows (The Others, #2) by Anne Bishop At Last (Lucky Harbor, #5) by Jill Shalvis Lord of the Silent (Amelia Peabody, #13) by Elizabeth Peters The Darkest Surrender (Lords of the Underworld, #8) by Gena Showalter Tiger's Destiny (The Tiger Saga, #4) by Colleen Houck Dragonflight (Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey Lethal Legacy (Alexandra Cooper, #11) by Linda Fairstein The Vampire and the Virgin (Love at Stake, #8) by Kerrelyn Sparks Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here (The Others #3) by Christine Warren

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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READ: 6/6

✔E: Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters 4/13
✔B: Backfire - Catherine Coulter 4/5
✔R: Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 4/20
✔I: [Iron Druid Chronicles 01] Hounded - Kevin Hearne 4/28
✔L: Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein 4/20
✔L: Long, Lean and Lethal - Lorie O'Clare 4/27

Lord of the Silent (Amelia Peabody, #13) by Elizabeth Peters Backfire (FBI Thriller, #16) by Catherine Coulter Rapture (Shadowdwellers, #2) by Jacquelyn Frank Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) by Kevin Hearne Lethal Legacy (Alexandra Cooper, #11) by Linda Fairstein Long, Lean and Lethal (FBI #2) by Lorie O'Clare

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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May Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. ‘M’ is for May: Read a book that starts with 'M' or a book whose author starts with 'M'.
Loving A Lost Lord - Mary Jo Putney 5/11

✔2. Member of the Month: Jojo- Jojo has been a member of the RRRC since August 2011.
Untraceable - S.R. Johannes (pub 2011) 5/18

✔3. Geography: Finland- Read a book whose author, character, or setting is from Finland.
Last Words - Mariah Stewart (m.c. is FBI) 5/20

✔4. May Day (May 1): Spring is in the air! Read a book that the genre, author, or series is new to you.
Unwind - Neal Shusterman(new author) 5/21

✔5. Cinco De Mayo (May 5): Read a book that is 5th in the series, takes place in Mexico, has a character that is Mexican, or a book with five words in the title.
Wilder - Christina Dodd (The Chosen Ones 05) 5/22

✔6. National Teacher’s Day (May 6): Read a book that is about teaching (can be any type of teaching, maybe an “experienced” person teaches an “inexperienced” person ), has a character that is a teacher or has an apple on the cover
Hunter's Moon - Dana Stabenow (heroine teaches wilderness skills) 5/24

✔7. Mother’s Day (May 11):Read a book where a character in the story is a mother/mother figure, caretaker, pregnant, or has kids.
Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare (heroine is a mother) 5/28

✔8. Memorial Day (May 26):Read a book that is about being in the military and/or someone who has served.
The Golden One - Elizabeth Peters (military spying) 5/8

✔9. May Flowers: May’s flower is Lily of the Valley, read a book with a character or author with the name Lily or any other flower name; or has a scene that traditionally involves any book that has flowers on the cover.
Forever and a Day - Jill Shalvis 5/25

✔10. Reader's Choice: Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/16

Loving A Lost Lord (Lost Lords #1) by Mary Jo Putney Untraceable (Nature of Grace, #1) by S.R. Johannes Last Words (Last #2) by Mariah Stewart Unwind (Unwind, #1) by Neal Shusterman Wilder (The Chosen Ones, #5) by Christina Dodd Hunter's Moon (Kate Shugak, #9) by Dana Stabenow Extreme Exposure (I-Team, #1) by Pamela Clare The Golden One (Amelia Peabody, #14) by Elizabeth Peters Forever and a Day (Lucky Harbor, #6) by Jill Shalvis Eat Prey Love (Love at Stake, #9) by Kerrelyn Sparks

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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READ: 3/3

✔M: The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley 5/14
✔A: Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day 5/6
✔I: Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23

The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #1) by Robin McKinley Atlantis Betrayed (Warriors of Poseidon, #6) by Alyssa Day Illusion (Chronicles of Nick, #5) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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June Challenge

READ: 8/8

✔1.'J' is for June: Read a book that starts with 'J' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'J'.
The Crafty Teddy - John Lamb 6/15

✔2. Member of the Month - Ty: Ty has been a member of the RRRC since February 2012. Link to Ty's shelves. Please read a book from any of Ty's shelves or a book published in 2012 or a book published in February of any year.
Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister (pub May 2012) 6/15

✔3. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Indonesia. Read a book that has a beach on the cover or a book with animals or a book with fire on title/cover.
Angel Fire - L.A. Weatherly 6/13

✔4. Repeat Day (June 3): Read a book where the first letter of the author's first and last name are the same (Ex: Lora Leigh, Julie James, Shannon Stacey) OR the first letters of words in the title are the same. You can ignore a, an & the if you wish. (Ex: Ella Enchanted, Hush, Hush, Pride and Prejudice)
Dearly Devoted Dexter - Jeff Lindsay 6/13

✔5. Summer Solstice: Read a book with summer in title or takes place during Summer or with a bright cover using light blue or green or yellows or white color
The Darkest Craving - Gena Showalter 6/27

✔7. International Fairy Day (June 24): Read a book that has fae, fairies or a book with "Magic" Genre or a book which has the word "Magic" in title.
Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 6/23

✔9. Dare Day (June 1): Read a book that is outside your comfort zone (like genre) or a book from a new-to-you author.
The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley 6/25

✔10. Reader's Choice: Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12

The Crafty Teddy A Bear Collector's Mystery by John J. Lamb Sparks Fly (Light Dragons, #3) by Katie MacAlister Angel Fire (Angel, #2) by L.A. Weatherly Dearly Devoted Dexter (Dexter, #2) by Jeff Lindsay The Darkest Craving (Lords of The Underworld, #10) by Gena Showalter Magic Rises (Kate Daniels, #6) by Ilona Andrews The Blue Sword (Damar, #2) by Robin McKinley Ecstasy in Darkness (Alien Huntress, #5) by Gena Showalter

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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READ: 6/7

✔M: Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews
✔E: Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12
✔H: Hostage - Kay Hooper 6/6
E: Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters
✔F: Fugitive - Cheryl Brooks 6/8
✔I: It Had to Be You - Jill Shalvis 6/8
✔N: Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale - Christine Warren 6/9

Magic Rises (Kate Daniels, #6) by Ilona Andrews Ecstasy in Darkness (Alien Huntress, #5) by Gena Showalter Hostage (Bishop/Special Crimes Unit, #14) by Kay Hooper Children of the Storm (Amelia Peabody, #15) by Elizabeth Peters Fugitive (Cat Star Chronicles, #5) by Cheryl Brooks It Had to Be You (Lucky Harbor, #7) by Jill Shalvis Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale (The Others, #5) by Christine Warren


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Read the Season - Summer
Duration: June 21, 2014 - September 22, 2014

READ: 46/46

Yr HAF (Summer)
H: His Carnal Need - Ruth Kerce 7/13
A: Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5
F: Loved By a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 7/26

St. Bartholomew's Day (Aug 24): BARTHOLOMEUS
B: The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley 6/25
A: Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11
R: Spirit and Dust - Rosemary Clement-Moore 6/30
T: Tongue In Chic - Christina Dodd 7/12
H: Blood Born - Linda Howard 7/27
O: On the Prowl - Christine Warren 8/4
L: The Clockwork Teddy - John Lamb 7/7
O: Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21
M: My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler 6/29
E: The Broken Hearts Club - Ethan Black 7/8
U: White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11
S: The Sum of All Kisses - Julia Quinn 6/29

St. Doewan's Day (Jul 13): DDOEWAN
D: XO - Jeffrey Deaver 6/26
D: Bound to a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 6/30
O: One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin 6/29
E: Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3
W: Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke 7/7
A: Are You Scared Yet? - Hunter Morgan 8/19
N: Night Falls on the Wicked - Sharie Kohler 7/13

St. James's Day (Jul 25): IAGO
I: Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 6/23
A: Vampire in Atlantis - Alyssa Day 6/28
G: The Darkest Craving - Gena Showalter 6/27
O: On the Hunt - anthology 6/26

St. Laurence's Day (Aug 10): LAWRENS
L: Lucky in Love - Carolyn Brown 7/22
A: And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper 8/27
W: A Warrior's Promise - Donna Fletcher 8/27
R: Chill - Stephanie Rowe 7/9
E: Guardian of the Horizon - Elizabeth Peters 7/31
N: Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31
S: A Grave Denied - Dana Stabenow 7/2

Festival of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus (Jul 27): y SAITH GYSGADUR
S: The Seductive Impostor - Janet Chapman 7/20
A: Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly 9/9
I: I, Alex Cross - James Patterson 7/8
T: Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler 7/9
H: Show and Tell - Jasmine Haynes 8/17

G: The Golden Dragon - Tianna Xander 7/12
Y: Shades of Blood - Samantha Young 9/20
S: Shaman Rises - C.E. Murphy 7/23
G: Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter 7/19
A: Come Fly With Me - Addison Fox 9/19
D: Drive Me Wild - Christine Warren 7/11
U: [Unearthly Worlds #2] Zuri's Zargonnii Warrior - C.L. Scholey 7/26
R: Back to You - Robin Kaye 7/14

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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July Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. 'J' is for July: Read a book that starts with 'J' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'J'.
Always On My Mind (Lucky Harbor, #8) by Jill Shalvis Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5

✔2. Member of the Month: Nichole - Nichole has been a member of the RRRC since December 2011. Please read a book from any of Nichole's shelves or a book published in 2011 or a book published in July of any year.
Dire Needs (Eternal Wolf Clan, #1) by Stephanie Tyler Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler 7/9

✔3. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Jamaica. You can also read a book about a sports team or competition, or that takes place at the Olympics, or has a character trying something new. Or read a book with trees or water on the cover. Or read a book with spies or covert activities.
The Seductive Impostor (Puffin Harbor, #1) by Janet Chapman The Seductive Impostor - Janet Chapman 7/20

✔4. Disobedience Day (July 3): Read a book with a whip or cuffs on the cover, or a book where a character gets punished or goes to jail, or is/was in trouble with the law.
The Ice Princess (Patrik Hedström, #1) by Camilla Läckberg The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17

✔5. U.S. Independence Day (July 4): Read a book with a hero/heroine who loves their independence or who has an explosive temper, or a book with red, white, or blue on the cover.
Nowhere Near Respectable (Lost Lords, #3) by Mary Jo Putney Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31

✔6. Nude Recreation Week (July 7-13): Read a book where a character is in public without clothes or does an activity in the nude usually done wearing clothes, or a book with a nude model on the cover, or read a book with a scene on the cover of a place that you could be nude...e.g. a beach, bathtub, bed, etc.
His Carnal Need (Xylon Warriors, #2) by Ruth D. Kerce His Carnal Need - Ruth Kerce 7/13

✔7. Barbershop Music Appreciation Day (July 13): Read a book with a character who likes music, or a book with 4 words in the title, or the fourth book in a series (barbershop quartet).
The Clockwork Teddy A Bear Collector's Mystery by John J. Lamb The Clockwork Teddy - John Lamb 7/7

✔8. National Junk Food Day (July 21): Read a book you consider a guilty pleasure, or that you could scarf down in one sitting, or has a cover with food on it.
Dark Taste of Rapture (Alien Huntress, #6) by Gena Showalter Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter 7/19

✔9. Amelia Earhart Day (July 24): Read a book that disappeared into your TBR (on your shelf longer than a year), or that features a female character in a male-dominated profession.
Bite Marks (Jaz Parks, #6) by Jennifer Rardin Bite Marks - Jennifer Rardin (assassin) 7/16

✔10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Drive Me Wild (The Others, #7) by Christine Warren Drive Me Wild - Christine Warren 7/11

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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READ: 10/10

✔G: A Grave Denied - Dana Stabenow 7/2
✔O: [The Others 07] Drive Me Wild - Christine Warren 7/11
✔R: Back to You - Robin Kaye 7/14
✔F: Loved By a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 7/26
✔F: {Folktales 01] Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22
✔E: Guardian of the Horizon - Elizabeth Peters 7/31
✔N: Night Falls on the Wicked - Sharie Kohler 7/13
✔N: Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31
✔A: Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5
✔F: [Fortune Hunter 02] Tongue In Chic - Christina Dodd 7/12

A Grave Denied (Kate Shugak, #13) by Dana Stabenow Drive Me Wild (The Others, #7) by Christine Warren Back to You (Bad Boys of Red Hook, #1) by Robin Kaye Loved By a Warrior (The Warrior King, #2) by Donna Fletcher Beauty (Folktales #1) by Robin McKinley Guardian of the Horizon (Amelia Peabody, #16) by Elizabeth Peters Night Falls on the Wicked (Moon Chasers, #5) by Sharie Kohler Nowhere Near Respectable (Lost Lords, #3) by Mary Jo Putney Always On My Mind (Lucky Harbor, #8) by Jill Shalvis Tongue In Chic (Fortune Hunter, #2) by Christina Dodd

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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August Challenge

READ: 10/8

✔1. 'A' is for August: Read a book that starts with 'A' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'A'.
And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper 8/27

✔2. Member of the Month ~ Katharina: Katharina has been a member of the RRRC since December 2010. Please read a book from any of Katharina's shelves, a book published in 2010 or a book published in December of any year.
A Thief In A Kilt - Sandy Blair 8/9

✔3. Geography ~ Sweden: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Sweden.
You may also read a book with a blue or gold cover or one that features a blond and/or blue eyed person on the cover. Also you may read a Viking book or one involving a monarchy. You may also choose a book with a very wealthy character or one involved in the medical profession.
Show and Tell - Jasmine Haynes 8/17

✔4. Family Fun Month: Read a book that involves family dynamics of some kind - children, parents, siblings etc.
The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters 8/22

✔5. Friendship Day (August 3): Read a book that features friendship or one recommended by a friend.
Dark Moon Defender - Sharon Shinn 8/23

✔6. Left Handers' Day (August 13): Read a book about someone in the minority in some way or the odd man out - left handed, red headed, teacher in a family of business professionals, or newcomer in a small town for example.
Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2

✔7. Relaxation Day (August 15): Read a book where someone takes a vacation or a book you would read on a vacation.
A Taint In The Blood - Dana Stabenow 8/10

✔8. National Thriftshop Day (August 17): Read a book that didn't cost you anything, either one you borrowed from the library or friend or was a freebie!
The Big Dirt Nap - Rosemary Harris (library) 8/17

✔9. Romance Awareness Month: A month made just for us! Read a romance book of any genre.
Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21

✔10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney 8/30

And One Last Thing ... by Molly Harper A Thief In A Kilt (Castle Blackstone, #3) by Sandy Blair Show and Tell (Fortune Hunter Trilogy, #2) by Jasmine Haynes The Serpent on the Crown (Amelia Peabody, #17) by Elizabeth Peters Dark Moon Defender (Twelve Houses, #3) by Sharon Shinn Vampire Mine (Love at Stake, #10) by Kerrelyn Sparks A Taint In The Blood (Kate Shugak, #14) by Dana Stabenow The Big Dirt Nap (Dirty Business, #2) by Rosemary Harris Can't Buy Me Love (Crooked Creek Ranch, #1) by Molly O'Keefe No Longer a Gentleman (Lost Lords, #4) by Mary Jo Putney

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month - August (Welsh)

READ: 4/4

✔A: Are You Scared Yet? - Hunter Morgan 8/19
✔W: White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11
✔S: Slay It with Flowers - Kate Collins 8/9
✔T: Tall, Dark & Lonely - R.L. Mathewson 8/13

Are You Scared Yet? by Hunter Morgan White Wedding by Ursula Sinclair Slay It with Flowers (A Flower Shop Mystery, #2) by Kate Collins Tall, Dark & Lonely (Pyte/Sentinel, #1) by R.L. Mathewson

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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September Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. 'S' is for September: Sometimes a Rogue - Mary Jo Putney 9/17

✔2. Member of the Month - Dee: Witchcraft - Jayne Ann Krentz 9/15

✔3. Featured Author Challenge - Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich (contemporary romance) 9/24

✔4. Labor Day (Sept. 1): Never Kiss a Stranger - Heather Grothaus (farmer) 9/22

✔5. Be Late for Something Day (Sept. 5): Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13

✔6. International Literacy Day (Sept. 8): Shades of Blood - Samantha Young 9/20

✔7. Swap Ideas Day (Sept. 10): Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones (on Dee's shelf) 9/23

✔8. Positive Thinking Day (Sept. 13): Must Love Dragons - Stephanie Rowe 9/20

✔9. Ask a Stupid Question Day (Sept. 28): Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10

✔10. Reader's Choice: The Guardian - Margaret Mallory 9/21

Sometimes a Rogue (Lost Lords, #5) by Mary Jo Putney Witchcraft by Jayne Ann Krentz Wife for Hire (Elsie Hawkins #3) by Janet Evanovich Never Kiss a Stranger (Foxe Sisters Trilogy, #1) by Heather Grothaus Goddess (Percheron, #3) by Fiona McIntosh Shades of Blood (Warriors of Ankh, #3) by Samantha Young Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson, #5) by Darynda Jones Must Love Dragons (Immortally Sexy, #2) by Stephanie Rowe Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris, #1) by Jim C. Hines The Guardian (Return of the Highlanders #1) by Margaret Mallory

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month - September (Welsh)

READ: 4/4

✔M: Middle of Nowhere - Ridley Pearson 9/11
✔E: Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich 9/24
✔D: Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8
✔I: [Ian] The Guardian - Margaret Mallory 9/21

Middle of Nowhere (Boldt/Matthews, #7) by Ridley Pearson Wife for Hire (Elsie Hawkins #3) by Janet Evanovich Dire Desires (Eternal Wolf Clan, #3) by Stephanie Tyler The Guardian (Return of the Highlanders #1) by Margaret Mallory

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Read the Season - Autumn
Duration: September 22, 2014 - December 20, 2014

READ: 57/60

Yr HYDREF (Autumn)
6/6 done

H: Hallowed - Cynthia Hand 9/25
Y: You're The One - Robin Kaye 10/7
D: Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
R: Running Scared - Shannon Butcher 9/28
E: Evertrue - Brodi Ashton 9/29
F: Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones 9/23

Autumn Equinox - Alban ELFED
5/5 done

E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
L: Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline 10/16
F: Fallen - Karin Slaughter 10/6
E: Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb 11/3
D: Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3

Michaelmas Day (Sep 29) - Gwyl MIHANGEL
8/8 done

M: The Sinner - Margaret Mallory 9/27
I: Deadlock - Iris Johansen 10/30
H: The Hawk - Monica McCarty 10/26
A: The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25
N: Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts 10/8
G: Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno 10/17
E: The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich 11/8
L: Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole 10/30

Halloween: CALAN GAEAF
10/10 done

C: Power Play - Catherine Coulter 9/29
A: The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29
L: A Lot Like Love - Julie James 11/15
A: Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson 11/14
N: North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24

G: The Darkest Facts - Gena Showalter 11/24
A: The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott 11/7
E: Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch 11/10
A: Just In Time - Addison Fox 12/8
F: Dark Blood - Christine Feehan 10/8

All Saints' Day (medieval): yr HOLL SEINT
9/9 done

H: Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman 10/4
O: Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22
L: Lost - Gary Devon 11/15
L: Big Sky Country - Linda Lael Miller 11/23

S: Spectyr - Philippa Ballantine 9/30
E: Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland 11/24
I: Live to See Tomorrow - Iris Johansen 12/4
N: Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9
T: Twisted Things - Madge Swindells 11/9

Festival of the eleven thousand Virgins (Oct 21): y GWERYDDON
8/9 done

G: When You Give a Duke a Diamond - Shana Galen 10/12
W: Wanted: Undead or Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/26
E: The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima 11/28
R: Red - Jordan Summers 10/10
Y:
D: Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow 10/15
D: The Highlander's Forbidden Bride - Donna Fletcher 10/19
O: Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe 11/26
N: Nightborn - Lynn Viehl 10/31

Harvest/Thanksgiving: DDIOLCHGARWCH
9/13 done

D: The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28
D: Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 11/22
I:
O:
L: Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland 12/15
C: Bizarre Life of Sydney Sedrick - Mandi Casey 10/19
H: What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris 10/15
G:
A: Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4
R: The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly 10/21
W: Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
C: Born To Be Wild - Christine Warren 10/30
H: House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13


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October Challenge

READ: 9/9

✔1.'O' is October: Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22

✔2. Member of the Month - Hina: Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5

✔4. World Smile Day: North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24

✔5. Poetry Day: The Highlander's Forbidden Bride - Donna Fletcher 10/19

✔6. Cat Day: Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno 10/17

✔7. Sourest Day: The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington (cranky characters) 10/1

✔8. It's My Party Day: Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3

✔9. World Pasta Day: The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness (green/white cover) 10/28

✔10. Reader's Choice: When You Give a Duke a Diamond - Shana Galen 10/12

Oceanborne (Seaborne #2) by Katherine Irons Wicked as They Come (Blud, #1) by Delilah S. Dawson North of Need (Hearts of the Anemoi, #1) by Laura Kaye The Highlander's Forbidden Bride (Sinclare Brothers, #4) by Donna Fletcher Finders-Seekers (Ghatti's Tale, #1) by Gayle Greeno The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart by Jesse Bullington Wild About You (Love at Stake, #13) by Kerrelyn Sparks The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy, #3) by Deborah Harkness When You Give a Duke a Diamond (Jewels of the Ton, #1) by Shana Galen

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month - October (Welsh)

READ: 6/6

✔H: The Hawk - Monica McCarty 10/26
✔Y: You're The One - Robin Kaye 10/7
✔D: Dark Blood - Christine Feehan 10/8
✔R: Red - Jordan Summers 10/10
✔E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
✔F: Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno 10/17

The Hawk (Highland Guard, #2) by Monica McCarty You're The One (Bad Boys of Red Hook, #2) by Robin Kaye Dark Blood (Dark, #26) by Christine Feehan Red (Dead World, #1) by Jordan Summers Hidden (Bone Secrets, #1) by Kendra Elliot Finders-Seekers (Ghatti's Tale, #1) by Gayle Greeno

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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November Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1.'N' is for November: Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9

✔2. Member of the Month: Skandia: Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3

✔3. Featured Author Challenge - Lisa Marie Rice/Elizabeth Jennings:
A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 11/23

✔4. Book Lover's Day: The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott (new author) 11/7

✔5. Veteran's Day: The Ranger - Monica McCarty 11/30

✔6. Clean Your Refrigerator Day: Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb (added June 2009) 11/3

✔7. America Recycles Day: Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch (green cover) 11/10

✔8. Black Friday: House Rules - Chloe Neill (black cover) 11/13

✔9. Red Planet Day: The Host - Stephanie Meyer (sci-fi) 11/30

✔10. Reader's Choice: Much Ado About Marriage - Karen Hawkins 11/7

Nearly Departed in Deadwood (Deadwood, #1) by Ann Charles Down to You (The Bad Boys, #1) by M. Leighton A River in the Sky (Amelia Peabody, #19) by Elizabeth Peters The Pyramid Of Doom (Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase, #5) by Andy McDermott The Ranger (Highland Guard, #3) by Monica McCarty Everywhere She Turns by Debra Webb Billionaires Prefer Blondes (Samantha Jellicoe, #3) by Suzanne Enoch House Rules (Chicagoland Vampires, #7) by Chloe Neill The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer Much Ado About Marriage (MacLean Curse, #6) by Karen Hawkins

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month - November (Welsh)

READ: 8/8

✔T: Twisted Things - Madge Swindells 11/9
✔A: Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson 11/14
✔C: Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13
✔H: The Host - Stephanie Meyer 11/30
✔W: Waking Up with a Rake - Connie Mason 11/10
✔E: The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich 11/8
✔D: Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3
✔D: Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 11/22

Twisted Things by Madge Swindells Alex Cross, Run (Alex Cross, #20) by James Patterson Contest by Matthew Reilly The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer Waking Up with a Rake (The Royal Rakes, #1) by Connie Mason The Grand Finale by Janet Evanovich Down to You (The Bad Boys, #1) by M. Leighton Dream a Little Dream (Chicago Stars, #4) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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December Challenge

READ: 9/9

✔1.'D' is for December: Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey 12/14

✔2. Member of the Month - MountainKat: Lie With Me - Stephanie Tyler 12/27

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC): Always Dakota - Debbie Macomber (2010 RWA winner) 12/24

✔4. Nobel Prizes Awarded (Dec. 10th) - (The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013 - James E. Rothman) Cross My Heart - James Patterson 12/19

✔6. Winter Solstice (Dec. 21st) - Maiden Rock - Mary Logue (Wisconsin, USA) 12/28

✔7. Christmas (Dec. 25) - A Night Too Dark - Dana Stabenow (tree on cover) 12/9

✔8. Boxing Day (Dec. 26) - One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare (historical romance) 12/27

✔9. New Year's Eve (Dec. 31st) - Uncorked - Lois Greiman (last published, could be conclusion) 12/5

✔10. Reader's Choice: Taken by the Cowboy - Julianne MacLean 12/28

Devil Without a Cause (The Devil's Bargain, #1) by Terri Garey Lie With Me (Shadow Force, #1) by Stephanie Tyler Always Dakota (Dakota, #3) by Debbie Macomber Cross My Heart (Alex Cross, #21) by James Patterson Maiden Rock (Claire Watkins, #6) by Mary Logue A Night Too Dark (Kate Shugak, #17) by Dana Stabenow One Dance with a Duke (Stud Club, #1) by Tessa Dare Uncorked (A Chrissy McMullen Mystery, #7) by Lois Greiman Taken by the Cowboy by Julianne MacLean

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month - December (Welsh)

READ: 6/7

✔R: Rumor Has It - Jill Shalvis 12/14
✔H: Hungry Like a Wolf - Christine Warren 12/17
✔A: Baby, I'm Yours - Susan Andersen 12/20
✔G: Love You More - Lisa Gardner 12/24
✔F: Flirting with Forever - Gwyn Cready 12/13
Y:
✔R: Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs 12/31

Rumor Has It (Animal Magnetism, #4) by Jill Shalvis Hungry Like a Wolf (The Others, #8) by Christine Warren Baby, I'm Yours by Susan Andersen Love You More (Detective D.D. Warren, #5) (Tessa Leoni, #1) by Lisa Gardner Flirting with Forever by Gwyn Cready [TBD] Bones to Ashes (Temperance Brennan, #10) by Kathy Reichs


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The Quarterly Cookie Challenge
Duration: December 15, 2013 - March 15, 2014
Level: The whole box!With Bonus- Craving Cookies

READ: 19/19

✔1. Oreo Cookies: The best-selling cookie in the United States. Read a best-selling book; one that has been on any 'best seller' list (i.e. Amazon ebook romance bestsellers, New York Times Bestsellers list) or a book with over 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
Finding the Lost - Shannon Butcher (1800+ ratings) 12/29

✔2. Nilla Wafers: Read a 'vanilla' romance and/or a romance with an innocent and/or sweet character.
Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks 1/10

✔3. Chips Ahoy: It is the second-best-selling cookie in the United States- Read a book set at sea or on a boat, or read a book that is the second in a series.
The Hit - David Baldacci 12/23

✔4. Nutter Butter: a peanut shaped cookie- Read a book with an eccentric, kooky or weird character, or read a book with a small child in it.
Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21

✔5. Tim-Tam: named by an Australian after a horse in the Kentucky Derby in 1958 (and my new favorite cookie- thanks Jane!)- Read a book set in Australia or Kentucky, or written by an author from Australia or Kentucky. Or a book with a horse on the cover.
Suited - Jo Anderton 3/8

✔6. Snickerdoodles: Read a humorous book or a book with a smiling person on the cover.
How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7

✔7. Thin Mints: the highest selling Girl Scout cookie- Read a book with a character that helps out another, or a shorter book (thin).
One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick (190 pages) 1/10

✔8. Animal Cracker Cookies: Read a book with an animal in the story and/or on the cover or read a book with a strong alpha character (an animal in bed).
Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16

✔9. Mallomars: Read a book with a planet, moon, stars or night sky on the cover, or a book with an astronomer or space traveler in the story.
Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell 1/8

✔10. Do-si-do: 4th most popular Girl Scout Cookie- Read a book with a dancer or dance in the story or a book with 4 words in the title.
Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20

✔11. Pepperidge Farm Milano: Read a book with anItalian author(birth or living there now), setting or character. Or read a book with a farmer/rancher character.
Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler (Al Giordino) 3/11

✔12. Fortune Cookie: An American concept based on a Japanese recipe, found in Chinese restaurants, but not in China- Read a book with a multi-cultural couple or read a book with a character who has some luck.
Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30

✔13. Gingerbread Cookie: 1st documented in 16th century England in the court of Elizabeth the 1st- Read a book with a historical setting or read a book with a holiday theme.
The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31

✔14. 7 layer Magic Cookie Bars: Read a book with magic in the story or read a book with 7 letters in the title or a book with a character that is hiding something.
Seaborne - Katherine Irons (hero hides he's a merman) 12/31

✔15. Rainbow Cookies: Read a book with at least 3 colors on the cover or read an LGBT book.
Unscrewed - Lois Greiman (black, red, yellow, blue) 2/17

Finding the Lost (Sentinel Wars, #2) by Shannon K. Butcher Never Seduce a Scot (The Montgomerys and Armstrongs, #1) by Maya Banks The Hit (Will Robie, #2) by David Baldacci Lizard World by Terry Richard Bazes Suited (The Veiled Worlds, #2) by Jo Anderton How to Drive a Dragon Crazy (Dragon Kin, #6) by G.A. Aiken One Rainy Night by Kathye Quick Dreams of a Dark Warrior (Immortals After Dark, #11) by Kresley Cole Nature Of The Beast (MacNachton Vampires, #5) by Hannah Howell Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant, #7) by Derek Landy Atlantis Found (Dirk Pitt, #15) by Clive Cussler Hour Game (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #2) by David Baldacci The Janus Affair (Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences #2) by Philippa Ballantine Seaborne (Seaborne #1) by Katherine Irons Unscrewed (A Chrissy McMullen Mystery #3) by Lois Greiman

Cookie Monster Bonus Craving
✔1. Read a book with an author's first or last name that begins with 'C'.
The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9
✔2. Read a book with a mostly blue cover
Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
✔3. Read a book with a main character that sings
The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff 2/13
✔4. Read a book with food on the cover or a supernatural creature on the cover or in the story
Dark Storm - Christine Feehan (dragon shifter) 2/2
The Navigator (NUMA Files, #7) by Clive Cussler Degrees of Wrong by Anna Scarlett The Quartered Sea (Quarters, #4) by Tanya Huff Dark Storm (Dark #23) by Christine Feehan

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Stacking the Series Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

READ: 53/54

Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters COMPLETE!
(view spoiler)
The Ape Who Guards the Balance (Amelia Peabody, #10) by Elizabeth Peters The Falcon at the Portal( Amelia Peabody, #11) by Elizabeth Peters He Shall Thunder in the Sky (Amelia Peabody, #12) by Elizabeth Peters Lord of the Silent (Amelia Peabody, #13) by Elizabeth Peters The Golden One (Amelia Peabody, #14) by Elizabeth Peters Children of the Storm (Amelia Peabody, #15) by Elizabeth Peters Guardian of the Horizon (Amelia Peabody, #16) by Elizabeth Peters The Serpent on the Crown (Amelia Peabody, #17) by Elizabeth Peters Tomb of the Golden Bird (Amelia Peabody, #18) by Elizabeth Peters A River in the Sky (Amelia Peabody, #19) by Elizabeth Peters

Alex Cross series by James Patterson 8/9
(view spoiler)
Four Blind Mice (Alex Cross, #8) by James Patterson Cross Country (Alex Cross, #14) by James Patterson I, Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #16) by James Patterson Cross Fire (Alex Cross, #17) by James Patterson Kill Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #18) by James Patterson Merry Christmas, Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #19) by James Patterson Alex Cross, Run (Alex Cross, #20) by James Patterson Cross My Heart (Alex Cross, #21) by James Patterson

The Others series by Christine Warren COMPLETE!
(view spoiler)
Big Bad Wolf (The Others, #2) by Christine Warren Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here (The Others #3) by Christine Warren Black Magic Woman (The Others, #4) by Christine Warren Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale (The Others, #5) by Christine Warren On the Prowl (The Others, #6) by Christine Warren Drive Me Wild (The Others, #7) by Christine Warren Hungry Like a Wolf (The Others, #8) by Christine Warren The Demon You Know (The Others, #11) by Christine Warren

Love at Stake series by Kerrelyn Sparks COMPLETE!
(view spoiler)
All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire (Love at Stake, #5) by Kerrelyn Sparks The Vampire and the Virgin (Love at Stake, #8) by Kerrelyn Sparks Eat Prey Love (Love at Stake, #9) by Kerrelyn Sparks Vampire Mine (Love at Stake, #10) by Kerrelyn Sparks Sexiest Vampire Alive (Love at Stake, #11) by Kerrelyn Sparks Wanted Undead or Alive (Love at Stake, #12) by Kerrelyn Sparks Wild About You (Love at Stake, #13) by Kerrelyn Sparks

Dragonfire series by Deborah Cooke COMPLETE
(view spoiler)
Whisper Kiss (Dragonfire, #5) by Deborah Cooke Darkfire Kiss (Dragonfire, #6) by Deborah Cooke Flashfire (Dragonfire, #7) by Deborah Cooke Ember's Kiss (Dragonfire, #8) by Deborah Cooke Kiss of Danger (Dragonfire, #9.1) by Deborah Cooke Kiss of Darkness (Dragonfire #9.2) by Deborah Cooke

Lucky Harbor series by Jill Shalvis COMPLETE!
(view spoiler)
Lucky in Love (Lucky Harbor, #4) by Jill Shalvis At Last (Lucky Harbor, #5) by Jill Shalvis Forever and a Day (Lucky Harbor, #6) by Jill Shalvis It Had to Be You (Lucky Harbor, #7) by Jill Shalvis Always On My Mind (Lucky Harbor, #8) by Jill Shalvis

A Chrissy McMullen Mystery series by Lois Greiman COMPLETE!
(view spoiler)
Unplugged (A Chrissy McMullen Mystery #2) by Lois Greiman Unscrewed (A Chrissy McMullen Mystery #3) by Lois Greiman Unmanned (A Chrissy McMullen Mystery #4) by Lois Greiman One Hot Mess (A Chrissy McMullen Mystery #5) by Lois Greiman

Lords of the Underworld series by Gena Showalter COMPLETE!
(view spoiler)
The Darkest Secret (Lords of the Underworld, #7) by Gena Showalter The Darkest Surrender (Lords of the Underworld, #8) by Gena Showalter The Darkest Seduction (Lords of the Underworld, #9) by Gena Showalter

Dark Sword series by Donna Grant COMPLETE!
(view spoiler)
Forbidden Highlander (Dark Sword, #2) by Donna Grant Wicked Highlander (Dark Sword, #3) by Donna Grant

Dark/Carpathians series by Christine Feehan COMPLETE!
(view spoiler)
Dark Storm (Dark, #23) by Christine Feehan


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